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NBA Draft: Evaluating Every Milwaukee Bucks 1st-Round Pick

By Phil Watson

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It’s very possible that 2013 first-round pick Giannis Antetokounmpo moves up from this category in the future. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports

In The Rotation (Part 2)

2013, No. 15 overall: Giannis Antetokounmpo, F, Greece
The future looks bright for the teenager from Greece, but he is definitely a work in progress, as evidenced by his rookie campaign in 2013-14.

Antetokounmpo played in 77 games for the Bucks last season, starting 23, and averaged 6.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 24.6 minutes per game, shooting .414/.347/.683.

He is under contract through 2014-15, with the team holding options on his rookie deal for 2015-16 and 2016-17.

Season Tm G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2013-14 MIL 77 1897 173 418 41 118 138 202 339 150 60 61 122 173 525
Career 77 1897 173 418 41 118 138 202 339 150 60 61 122 173 525

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1984, No. 21 overall: Kenny Fields, F, UCLA
Kenny Fields was an All-American as a junior at UCLA, with his numbers falling off just a bit as a senior. Milwaukee, drafting near the end of the first round, took a flyer on Fields and he gave them one fairly productive season before he was cut early in the 1986-87 campaign.

In parts of three seasons, Fields averaged 5.3 points and 2.2 rebounds in 12.6 minutes a game, shooting .492/.000/.688.

After playing just 22 minutes in four games early in the 1986-87 season, Fields was released and later signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. He also played briefly in the U.S. Basketball League for the Jersey Shore Bucs. He spent four seasons in the NBA altogether.

Season Tm G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 MIL 51 535 84 191 0 0 27 36 84 38 9 10 32 84 195
1985-86 MIL 78 1120 204 398 0 4 91 132 203 79 51 15 77 170 499
1986-87 TOT 48 883 159 352 3 12 73 94 148 61 32 11 53 123 394
1986-87 MIL 4 22 6 8 0 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 1 3 13
1986-87 LAC 44 861 153 344 3 12 72 89 146 60 31 11 52 120 381
1987-88 LAC 7 154 16 36 0 0 20 26 29 10 5 2 19 17 52
Career 184 2692 463 977 3 16 211 288 464 188 97 38 181 394 1140
3 seasons MIL 133 1677 294 597 0 4 119 173 289 118 61 25 110 257 707

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1988, No. 13 overall: Jeff Grayer, G-F, Iowa State
Grayer, an All-American as a senior with the Cyclones, turned out to be a solid rotation player for three of his four seasons in Milwaukee after missing most of his rookie year with knee problems.

Grayer averaged 7.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 19.1 minutes a game in Milwaukee, shooting .447/.253/.676 and starting 60 of his 246 games. His final season was his best, as he scored nine points a game.

He left Milwaukee to sign with the Golden State Warriors as a free agent in July 1992 and also spent time with the Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings and Charlotte Hornets over nine NBA seasons. He also played parts of four seasons in the old Continental Basketball Association.

Season Tm G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1988-89 MIL 11 200 32 73 0 2 17 20 35 22 10 1 19 15 81
1989-90 MIL 71 1427 224 487 1 8 99 152 217 107 48 10 82 125 548
1990-91 MIL 82 1422 210 485 0 3 101 147 246 123 48 9 86 98 521
1991-92 MIL 82 1659 309 689 19 66 102 153 257 150 64 13 105 142 739
1992-93 GSW 48 1025 165 353 2 14 91 136 157 70 31 8 54 120 423
1993-94 GSW 67 1096 191 363 2 12 71 118 191 62 33 13 63 103 455
1994-95 PHI 47 1098 163 381 5 15 58 83 149 74 27 4 56 80 389
1995-96 Did Not Play (other pro league—CBA)
1996-97 SAC 25 316 38 83 4 11 11 20 38 25 8 7 15 42 91
1997-98 TOT 5 34 4 11 2 6 0 0 4 2 2 0 4 7 10
1997-98 CHH 1 11 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
1997-98 GSW 4 23 4 7 2 3 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 7 10
Career 438 8277 1336 2925 35 137 550 829 1294 635 271 65 484 732 3257
4 seasons MIL 246 4708 775 1734 20 79 319 472 755 402 170 33 292 380 1889

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1994, No. 18 overall: Eric Mobley, C, Pittsburgh
The 6-foot-11 Mobley was the Bucks’ second first-round choice in 1994 and he was your typical journeyman big man in parts of two seasons with Milwaukee.

He started 29 of his 51 games for the Bucks, averaging 3.6 points and 3.2 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game and shooting .576/1.000/.490 (yes, he was 2-for-2 from 3-point range, somehow).

But early in the 1995-96 season, Mobley and Eric Murdock were swapped to the Vancouver Grizzlies for veteran center Benoit Benjamin.

Mobley played parts of three seasons in the NBA, as he was waived out of the league in October 1997.

Season Tm G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1994-95 MIL 46 587 78 132 2 2 22 45 153 21 8 27 24 63 180
1995-96 TOT 39 676 74 138 1 2 39 87 140 22 14 24 50 87 188
1995-96 MIL 5 65 2 7 0 0 2 4 12 0 1 1 1 5 6
1995-96 VAN 34 611 72 131 1 2 37 83 128 22 13 23 49 82 182
1996-97 VAN 28 307 28 63 0 0 16 30 58 14 5 10 29 44 72
Career 113 1570 180 333 3 4 77 162 351 57 27 61 103 194 440
2 seasons MIL 51 652 80 139 2 2 24 49 165 21 9 28 25 68 186

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